13 Facts About the American Museum of Natural History
The American Museum of Natural History in New York City was founded 150 years ago, and people have been lining up to get tickets ever since.
The American Museum of Natural History in New York City was founded 150 years ago, and people have been lining up to get tickets ever since.
One winner and a guest will get to drink with 'Mona Lisa,' dine with 'Venus de Milo,' and sleep under the museum's iconic Pyramid.
This spring, visitors to the Morbid Anatomy Museum in Brooklyn's Green-Wood Cemetery can see art and artifacts inspired by Catholic beliefs about the afterlife.
By the time Tubman entered her forties—when this photo was taken—she had already fled to freedom and helped hundreds of others escape via the Underground Railroad.
On June 12, 1963, activist and civil rights leader Medgar Evers was shot in his own driveway by Klansman Byron De La Beckwith. A bullet hole can still be seen in a kitchen wall in the home, which was declared a National Monument in 2019.
Robert Gentile, an 82-year-old in jail for an unrelated crime, has been a person of interest in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum heist case for at least a decade.
Wait for it: The exhibition is opening on Chicago's Northerly Island next month. In the fall, it will travel to select U.S. cities.
Can't make it to New Orleans for Mardi Gras? At Mardi Gras World, you can see elaborate parade floats built for the carnival year-round.
These "pimple-like protrusions" are surprisingly common in the art world. By some estimates, they plague up to 70 percent of all paintings in museums.
Dylan's personal copy of "The Catcher in the Rye" is one of the rare items on display. In it, he wrote notes and drew doodles.
Mali's king Mansa Musa embodied the wealth of West Africa before the Atlantic slave trade, as seen in "Caravans of Gold."
The new exhibit gives a look into the serial killer's personal life.
An interactive exhibit will tell you which dog breed your face resembles.
In 1911, Leonardo da Vinci's most famous work went missing. A tip from an admitted art thief seemed to implicate one of the world's best painters.
And it's overseen by a Sourdough Librarian.
The collections contain vintage toys, many of which are no longer sold in stores.
Mark your calendars for October 15, 2019.
It will mark America's first major exhibition dedicated to the director.
Brush up on these tips before your next museum outing.
Tuberculosis patients were asked to carry their phlegm around all day in a flask.
You'll need to be patient if you want to witness the full effect.
Her identity was a mystery for decades.
Richard Beale's sketch of a chicken wearing trousers has gone viral.
The artist calls it "forced empathy."